Adjustable drapery support



July 14, 1959 e. E. SHIELDS 2,394,710

ADJUSTABLE DRAPERY SUPPORT Filed May 31, 1957 l INVENTOR.

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United dtates Patent 2,894,710 ADJUSTABLE DRAPERY SUPPORT George EdwardShields, Martinsville, Ind. Application May 31, 1957, Serial No. 662,8411 Claim. (Cl. 248-265) This invention relates generally to draperyhanging fixtures and more particularly it relates to a fixture adaptedadjustably to support drapery hanging rods.

Custom-made draperies are tailored to fit individual windows of aresidence, business oflice, or the like. It is required that the lowerends of the draperies extend a given distance below the level of thewindow sill or within a given distance of the the floor level. It isconventional to hang such drapries on non-adjustable fixtures in such amanner that the upper ends of the draperies are properly positioned withrespect to the upper ends of the windows and with the lower endsproperly positioned with respect to the window sill or the floor level.Draperies hung in this manner present the desired appearance unless theyare made of material which will stretch of its own weight. In such casesit is only a relatively short time before the lower ends of thedraperies are not at a satisfactory height with respect to the windowsill or the floor level. Also cleaning of drapery materials usuallycauses them to shrink and when the draperies are re-hung they are nolonger satisfactory because the lower ends are usually higher than isdesired.

Accordingly the principal object of this invention is to provide adrapery hanging fixture which may be adjusted at any time to positionthe lower ends of draperies at any desired level with respect to awindow sill or fioor level.

Another object of this invention is to provide a drapery hanging fixturewhich is adjustable to space a drapery at different horizontal distancesrelative to a Window frame or wall structure.

In accordance with this invention there is provided a drapery hangingfixture comprising a bracket member adapted to be attached to a wall orwindow frame, a horizontally disposed plate adjustably supported on saidbracket, and a screw threaded adjustable rod-supporting shaft threadedinto said plate vertically thereof.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the drapery hanging device asprovided in accordance with this invention, and

Fig. 2 illustrates a modified drapery rod-receiving fixture adapted tocooperate with the device illustrated in Fig. 1.

This invention comprises a bracket having a base member for attachmentto a wall or window frame structure by means of suitable screws (notshown) passing through holes 11. A horizontal support member 12 having astiffening member 14 may be welded or otherwise fastened to plate 10, asshown in Fig. 1. An adjustable plate 15 may be slidably mounted on theplate 12 and adjustably fastened thereto by means of a bolt member 16fixed to plate 12 and extending through a slot 17 in plate 15 forreceiving a thumb-nut 18.

For adjustably supporting drapery rod 19, there is provided a screwthreaded shaft 20 mounted in a threaded boss 21 attached beneath plate15 at its outer end. The lower end of shaft 20 is provided with a handlemember 22 and the upper end is reduced as at 23 to receive a block 24 towhich may be attached a rod hanger 25 by means of a screw 26. The block24 is freely rotatable with respect to the reduced end 23 so that shaft20 may be retated without rotating the hanger 25.

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The hanger 25 includes a downwardly extending hook portion 25a adaptedto support the rod 19 but this may be modified as shown in Fig. 2. Therod receiving mem ber 27 of Fig. 2 may be U-shaped to include theupwardly extending ears 28 and 29, the car 28 having an extension 30which embraces the end of rod 19. In the modification shown in Fig. 2,the block 24 is attached to the bottom of member 27.

In operation the drapery may be attached to rod 19 and in turn the rod19 may be attached to the hanger 25. It will be understood that a devicesuch as that shown in Fig. 1 will be attached to the wall or windowframe at each side of the window thereby to support both ends of rod 19.After the drapery is hung by placing rod 19 in the hangers 25 the shaft20 may be rotated to adjust the spacing of the lower end of the draperywith respect to the floor or with respect to the window sill, and theplate 15 may be moved inwardly or outwardly in a horizontal plane andsecured in the desired position by means of thumbnut 18.

At any time after the draperies are initially hung, their height may beadjusted so that even though the draperies stretch or shrink their lowerends may be spaced at the desired distance relative to the floor levelor the window sill. The adjustable drapery supporting device as providedin accordance with this invention is also universally adaptable todraperies which have either relatively shallow folds or relatively deepfolds because plate 15 provide horizontal adjustment for spacing thedraperies outwardly of the window frame or wall structure at any desireddistance.

While the invention has been disclosed and described in some detail inthe drawings and foregoing description, they are to be considered asillustrative and not restrictive in character, as other modificationsmay readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art and withinthe broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appendedclaim.

The invention claimed is:

A drapery hanging fixture for supporting a drapery for adjustmentvertically and horizontally continuously between relatively widelyspaced limits comprising a wall bracket having an elongated verticalbase member for attachment to a Wall structure and a horizontal platemember formed integrally with said base member approximately midwaybetween the ends thereof, a screw fixed adjacent the outer end of saidplate member and extending upwardly thereof, an adjustable platedisposed on said horizontal plate member and forming an extension ofsaid horizontal plate member, said extension plate having an elongatedlongitudinal slot for receiving said screw, a nut threaded on said screwin clamping relation to said extension plate, said extension plate beingrotatable with respect to said screw and movable longitudinally of saidhorizontal plate member to provide adjustment transversely of saidhorizontal plate member and longitudinally thereof, a screw threadedshaft threaded to the outer end of said extension plate verticallythereof for adjustment in a vertical plane, said shaft including asmooth, cylindrical upper end portion, and a rod receiving hanger havinga block depending therefrom, said block having a bore for rotatablyreceiving the said upper end portion of said shaft whereby said shaftmay be rotated within said extension plate and within said block foradjusting said hanger upwardly or downwardly relative to said extensionplate.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,606,986 Clark Nov. 16, 1926 2,341,217 Holtzclaw Feb. 8, 1944 2,484,815Press Oct. 18, 1949

